Aaradhya Bachchan Moves Court Seeking Removal Of Misleading Information Delhi HC Issues Notice To Google


(MENAFN- Live Mint) Aaradhya Bachchan, daughter of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan, moves the High Court seeking the removal of misleading content from online platforms.

The Delhi High Court issued notice on an application filed by Aaradhya Bachchan seeking summary judgment regarding the circulation of misleading information about her in the media, reported Bar and Bench.

The Court issued notices against the defendants, such as Googl , bollywood Times, and other websites.

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The next date of hearing is March 17.

In April 2023, the Delhi High Court directed Google to take down fake videos of Aaradhya Bachchan, claiming that she is 'critically ill' and 'no more'.

The High Court asked YouTube channels to stop publishing irrelevant information on Aaradhya Bachchan's health and called spreading misleading information“morbid perversity."

During the 2023 hearing, Justice C Hari Shankar said that a child is entitled to be treated with honour and respect, and dissemination of misleading information in respect of a child's health was“completely intolerable in law."

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Earlier, the court asked Googl to give details regarding the entities that uploaded such videos and said publishing any future misleading videos should be brought to Google's notice in a feature.

Additionally, the court asked the centre to block access to misleading content and stated Google was duty-bound to follow the legal framework.

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"Defendants 1 to 9 (YouTube channels) are completely restrained from publishing, sharing, and disseminating any content on any public platform across the net relating to the state of health or physical condition of the plaintiff," Mint reported, citing a court order on April 20, 2023.

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